The New York Herald

Archive

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

The New York Herald

Entry/Object ID

2016.046.053

Scope and Content

The New York Herald was a large distribution newspaper based in New York City that existed between May 6, 1835 and 1924. The first issues of the paper were published by James Gordon Bennett, Sr. By 1845, it was the most popular and profitable daily newspaper in the United States. In 1861, it circulated 84,000 copies and called itself "the most largely circulated journal in the world." Bennett turned over control of the paper to his son James Gordon Bennett, Jr. in 1866. On October 4, 1887, Bennett Jr. sent Julius Chambers to Paris, France to launch a European edition. When Bennett himself moved to Paris, the New York Herald suffered from his attempt to manage its operation in New York by telegram. In 1924, after Bennett Jr.'s death, the New York Herald was acquired by its smaller rival the New York Tribune, to form the New York Herald Tribune. Holdings include all or portions of six (6) issues - April 7, 1862, August 10, 1864, April 15, 1865, March 17, 1912 (fragment), May 4, 1915 (fragment), May 18, 1915 (fragments).

Collection

Newspaper Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Newspaper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Serial

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1862 - 1915

Title

The New York Herald

Description

The New York Herald was a large distribution newspaper based in New York City that existed between May 6, 1835 and 1924. The first issues of the paper were published by James Gordon Bennett, Sr. By 1845, it was the most popular and profitable daily newspaper in the United States. In 1861, it circulated 84,000 copies and called itself "the most largely circulated journal in the world." Bennett turned over control of the paper to his son James Gordon Bennett, Jr. in 1866. On October 4, 1887, Bennett Jr. sent Julius Chambers to Paris, France to launch a European edition. When Bennett himself moved to Paris, the New York Herald suffered from his attempt to manage its operation in New York by telegram. In 1924, after Bennett Jr.'s death, the New York Herald was acquired by its smaller rival the New York Tribune, to form the New York Herald Tribune. Holdings include all or portions of six (6) issues - April 7, 1862, August 10, 1864, April 15, 1865, March 17, 1912 (fragment), May 4, 1915 (fragment), May 18, 1915 (fragments).

Date(s) of Creation

1862 - 1915

Container

Location JHS Archives, Room 204 Container Map Cabinet 8 Folder Drawer 2

Notes

Public Access